Flagellate dermatitis caused by shiitake mushrooms Dermatite flagelada após a ingestão de fungos shiitake

• Main Authors: Lidia Marilia Poppe (Author), Diana Anders (Author), Hermann Kneitz (Author), Eva-Bettina Bröcker (Author), Sandrine Benoit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) is the second most consumed mushroom in the world. It has long been known in Asian medicine for its anticarcinogenic, antihypertensive and serum cholesterol level reduction properties. Nevertheless, the consumption of raw or not well-cooked mushrooms may cause skin eruptio...